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How Do We Rate Antivirus
We created our Top 10 Antivirus. Best website as an easy way for you to compare the <strong>key features</strong> of the leading brands in a antivirus category. There are quite a few things we consider when we put together a list, especially when it comes to deciding how to order the featured brands. Let’s take a look at the most important ones.
Speed
In an ideal world antivirus software would offer complete protection with zero impact on your computer’s performance. Unfortunately, antivirus suites have to perform a lot of heavy lifting behind the scenes and this can have a small and sometimes noticeable effect on things like opening apps, moving files, and so on.
Features
To get top marks, an antivirus package needs to include all of the essentials, including smart anti-malware and anti-spyware, browsing protection and email security. Additionally, we also rate extra features that you might find useful, like parental controls, social media protection, and anti-phishing security.
Ease Of Use
Antivirus software has become increasingly complex over recent years. Here we rate how easy it is to set up the different elements of the antivirus suite, and how much user intervention is required to ensure crucial scans are performed and that important software updates are installed.
Value For Money
We always consider the total cost of a package when we decide upon its overall review score. When it comes to antivirus there can be several differences between the brands, both with regard to the level of protection offered and the number of devices protected.
To sum up, then, consider whether you want a free or paid app, and how many extra features you need – and perhaps whether you’d like extra security via a cost-effective bundled VPN, or even integrated online storage for backups. Make sure that you pick a package which is suitably user-friendly and streamlined, or has a ton of options and potential tweaks, depending on your preference here.